Salute to Youth radio special kicks off September against juvenile crime
Radio notes preview a star filled Salute to Youth program on Mutual KCRG and KCRK Tuesday night at 8 30 emcee Jack Carson with Alan Young Jo Stafford Dennis Day the Bob Mitchell choir and Harry Zimmerman's orchestra Also details on Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt ABC series sponsorship and nonpartisan stance plus other programs on CBS WMT ABC WENR NBC WH pool of shows featuring the Andrews Sisters Dor othy Shay Margaret Whiting WN Meeting and ABM B 13 narrated by John Dickson Carr confirming a bustling national radio schedule
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Mutual Kcrg
KCRK
Jack Carson
Alan Young
Jo Stafford
Dennis Day
Bob Mitchell
Harry Zimmerman
Andrews Sisters
Europe
Dorothy Shay
Park Avenue
Bob Crosby
Club
Cbs-Wmt
Margaret Whiting
Bob
John Dickson Carr
Alan Hewitt
Dr. Fabian
Arnold Moss
Radio vs film pulls fail to draw at box office
Industry notes show radio stars like Jack Benny and Bob Hope failing to boost movie interest. Henry Morgan debuts in So This Is New York but studio underplays his name after weak public response. Other radio figures like Gordon MacRae and Kenny Delmar see little impact. radio and film audiences diverge. IRBITS mentions army air force recruiting and renewals, and venereal disease public service dramas. Leave It to the Girls extends Hollywood live season with star power.
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Jack Benny
Bob Hope
New York
Henry Morgan
Henry
Kenny Delmar
Senator Claghorn
Gordon MacRae
Army Air Force Recruiting Service
Jack Dempsey
Hollywood
Television Radio Schedule Highlights Across Stations
A dense listing of daily programs across KCRG KYEL WHO WMT and others outlines time slots from early morning to late night. Notable entries include news updates, music variety shows, dramatic programs, sports, and public affairs segments featuring hosts such as Fulton Lewis Jr and Henry Jerome.
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KCRG
Fulton Lewis Jr
Kyel
Edwin C. Hill
Melody Parade
Radio Schedule Fragment for KCRK 96.9 FM Channel 245
Fragmentary radio listing shows Fulton Lewis and various MBS programs with times from 6:00 to 5:15. Includes musical acts Vaughn Monroe Gene Krupa and Art Baker, interspersed with Newsreels and talk. Schedule appears incomplete with garbled entries.
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KCRK
Fulton Lewis, Jr
MBS
Billy Rose
Gabriel Heatter
Mutual
Henry
Roger Kilgore
Gene Krupa
He Alien
C. BR. Nicht Club
Vaughn Monroe
Bennett Wolfe Given Time To Enter Pleas In Conspiracy Case
Des Moines District Judge C Edwin Moore granted City Safety Commissioner M J Bennett and Jack Wolfe owner of Welch Iowa Printing a delay until September 9 to plead to criminal conspiracy charges tied to alleged payoff demands on tavern operators. Attorney Walter M Maley noted questions about the legality of the special information. Prosecution said no objection to a moderate delay if the case does not drag on. Trial expected in the current term. September term opens September 13. Bond of $2000 posted. both men remain free.
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Des Moines
C. Edwin Moore
M. J. Bennett
Jack Wolfe
Welch-Iowa Printing Company
Bennett
Walter M. Maley
Carroll O. Switzer
Ed S. Thayer
Switzer
Maley
Reds Demand U.S. Reparations Over Berlin Gun Fight
In Berlin Lt. Gen. Mikhail Dratvin protests to U.S. Deputy Military Governor Maj. Gen. Hays claiming Soviet Sgt. A. I. Chilenko was seriously wounded by American MPs who encroached on the Soviet sector. U.S. authorities accuse a Soviet lieutenant colonel and others of starting the street clash with an American sergeant and jeep chase.
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Berlin
Mikhail Dratvin
Germany
United States
Dratvin
U.S
George P. Hays
A. I. Chilenko
Governor Assails Anti Wallace Acts
North Carolina Governor Gregg Cherry condemned demonstrations at Henry Wallace appearances in Durham Greensboro and Burlington. He said the state will not tolerate manhandling and blamed a few irresponsible persons. Asheville police said Wallace asked for and would get a police escort at a Progressive rally in courthouse plaza.
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Raleigh
N.C
Nath Carolina
Gregg Cherry
Henry Wallace
Durham
Greensboro
Burlington
Cherry
North Carolina
Wallace
Asheville
Eric Hall
Courthouse Plaza
Fire Breaks Out On Capitol Roof
A small blaze among painting equipment on the Capitol roof near a flag pole on the west side was extinguished Monday night without serious damage. Firemen were alerted by a guard after smoke appeared as painters repaint the dome during Congress absence.
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Washington
Capitol
Washington Monument
Congress
State Fair cash ordered returned to fair board
Polk county deputy sheriffs must surrender three metal lock boxes of cash to the Iowa State Fair Board. District Judge C Edwin Moore ruled the funds are state property not subject to attachment. The money had been seized in a civil case brought by Jimmy Wilburn against the Racing Corporation of America and secretary John Sloan for $1500 owed for races in 1947.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa State Fair Board
C. Edwin Moore
Jimmy Wilburn
Racing Corporation of America
John Sloan
Wilburn
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Marion area birthday parties and visits noted in column
Mrs Guy D Williams celebrated the first birthday of her son G D Williams with a party at Marion. Guests included Rusty Swyers Claudia Young Linda Caperonis Theresa Ann Skoglund Nancy Corum Mary Sue Kilgore Bobby Powers Karen Nieland Kay Scott and Donna Nikodim. Other items mention picnics in Walford for a grandson and Milwaukee railroad veteran reunions along with various local visits and notices.
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Guy D. Williams
G. D. Williams
Rusty Swyers
Claudia Young
Linda Caperonis
Theresa Ann Skoglund
Nancy Corum
Mary Sue Kilgore
Bobby Powers
Karen Nieland
Kay Scott
Donna Nikodim
Guy F. Williams
Walford
Marvin Dvoraks
Clarence and
Don Rosenberg
Cedar Rapids
Ruby
Robert Williams O. Walford
Marion
Philco to Raise Radio Prices on Sept 8
Philco Corporation notified distributors of an upcoming price increase on radio and television receiver sets around September 8. The exact amount was not disclosed, but wage and material cost increases prompted the move.
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Philadelphia
Philco Corporation
Peanut native to tropics and introduced to U.S. in colonial days
The article notes that the peanut originated in tropical regions and was brought to the United States during early colonial times, outlining its native origin and early historical introduction.
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Tropics
United States
Dying Woman To Get Citizenship
Mrs. Antoinette Blattnick, 66, mother of eight, nearing death from cancer, will take the oath of American citizenship at home in Chicago. Federal Judge Walter J. Labay will administer the ceremony, saying the request is unusual and appealing and will aid her condition if possible.
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Chicago
Antoinette Blatnick
United States
Yugoslavia
Walter J. Labay
Scouting leader Arthur Schuck named chief Scout executive
Arthur A. Schuck, a longtime Boy Scouts volunteer and leader, was named chief Scout executive on Monday, the highest administrative post in the organization. His 35 years of service as a volunteer and professional leader are noted in the announcement.
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New York
Arthur A. Schuck
Boy Scouts
Pickets Stand Aside as Nonstrikers Enter Bucyrus Erie Plant
Evansville reports show 140 Indiana state troopers on duty as nonstriking workers entered the Bucyrus-Erie plant amid a strike by CIO United Electrical Workers. Police and National Guard were on alert while foremen attempted reopening after a July 30 walkout over alleged Communist influence.
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Evansville
Bucyrus - Erie Company
Indiana
CIO
United Electrical Workers
National Guard
Ralph F. Gates
Girl Rescues 59 Children After Bus Crash
In Athens Georgia Annie Ree Huff a 14 year old girl used an axe to pry open a jammed bus door freeing 59 children trapped when a car struck an overturned school bus. Eleven people were hurt including three small children.
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Athens
Annie Ree Huff
Annie Ree
Army Enlistments of Eight Iowans Revealed
The Cedar Rapids army recruiting station announced enlistments of eight eastern Iowa men. The enlistees include Herbert L. Waddle Richard E. McQueen Kenneth W. Pollock George C. Biggar Verle W. Patton Robert W. Trumbull Norman G. Barr and Joseph A. Morrison with their listed parental names and addresses.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Herbert L. Waddle
Lloyd M. Waddle
Circle Drive
Richard E. McQueen
Dale A. McQueen
Southland Street
Kenneth W. Pollock
Worley H. Pollock
Tenth Street
George C. Biggar
Shock of 44 000 Volts Survived
In Tuscaloosa Alabama Thurston Townsend an 18 year old high school student was nearly electrocuted when a model airplane tethered to a 44 000 volt steel power line was struck. He was blistered burned and thrown four feet into the air as the cable coiled and grass caught fire.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Thurston Townsend
Townsend
Valliere Promoted At Cedar Rapids Post Office
Postmaster Frank Baldwin announced the appointment of L. L. Valliere as superintendent of postal finance at the Cedar Rapids post office. Valliere succeeds Harry Martin who retired Tuesday after a 40 year career. Valliere began work at the Cedar Rapids post office in 1917.
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Frank Baldwin
L. L. Valliere
Cedar Rapids
Valliere
Harry Martin
Martin
Max Wagamon Fined For Disturbing The Peace
Max Wagamon aged 27 of 3186 Avenue NW was fined 25 dollars and costs in police court after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. Judge Harry S. Johnson suspended 15 dollars of the fine. Wagamon was arrested Monday night following a wife’s information.
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Max Wagamon
Avenue NW
Harry S. Johnson
Wagamon
Thief Pawned $5 Violin After $10,000 Stradivarius Found
In San Francisco police questioned 21 year old William Bowe after finding a pawn receipt for $5 on him. An investigation at the shop revealed a $10,000 Stradivarius violin, stolen Saturday from Sigmund S. Beels.
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San Francisco
William Bowe
Stradivarius
Sigmund S. Beels
Northeast Side Home Burglarized Of Radio Pistol
Detectives investigated a Monday break in reported by William Behrens at 2616 C Avenue NE. A pistol portable radio four watches and assorted jewelry valued at 340 dollars were stolen. Entry came through a basement window with an axe used on a door at the top of the stairs. Break in occurred between 7 30 a m and 5 30 p m Monday.
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William Behrens
C Avenue NE
Behrens
Runaway Boy Tries Cashing Bus Check
A 14 year old boy attempting to cash a $50 personal check at a bus station drew attention from Detective Captain Frank Bukacek. He claimed to stay with friends in Cedar Rapids and to head to Los Angeles. The man and woman denied any involvement, and the youth was returned to his parents.
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Frank Bukacek
Bukacek
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
California
Truman asks unionists to help unearth disloyal workers
President Truman urged delegates to the American Federation of Government Employees to cooperate in rooting out inefficient or disloyal workers on the federal payroll. He acknowledged general loyalty but said a few may oppose the government, and stated adequate means exist to remove such persons.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Government
Truman
Draft Registrant Ends Up Registering 33 Others
A man went to the county draft board to register but was mistaken for a registrar. He sat at a table and registered 33 other 25 year olds before officials stopped him. They declined to identify him.
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Huntington
W. Va
County
Draft Board
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